SummaryAsking for an Evanston, Illinois paper at an L.A. Out-of-Town newstand, Aldo Ray flinches when the lights go on. James Gregory, carefully watching him from across the street, crosses over and after bumming a light, catches a bus. When model Anne Bancroft takes the seat next to him at a bar, she promptly asks for a loan of five dollars, then Brian... Read More
Directed By:Jacques Tourneur
Written By:Stirling Silliphant, David Goodis
Nightfall
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Not only a nifty late noir but a model of economical filmmaking--well-sketched atmosphere, deft characterizations, and a 78-minute running time.
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Focus, instead, on the perks that Nightfall does offer: You still get the criminally underrated Aldo Ray trading hardboiled barbs with Anne Bancroft (“I’m a painter.” “Soup cans or sunsets?”); Brian Keith and Rudy Bond’s giggly good-thug-bad-thug double act; and the joy of watching beefy guys in boxy suits dangle cigarettes off sweaty lips and talk tough.
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Production Company:
- Copa Productions
Release Date:Jun 11, 2010
Duration:1 h 18 m
Tagline:YOU COULD GO TO THE MOVIES EVERY DAY FOR FIVE YEARS---BEFORE YOU'D SEE ANOTHER PICTURE WITH SO MANY THRILLS AND SO MUCH SUSPENSE! (original print ad - all caps)
